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Pleasanton's school superintendent quits to take top post in Castro Valley school districtPleasanton School Superintendent Parvin Ahmadi announced in an email message to school district teachers and staff that she...
Original post made on May. 29, 2015Last comment by PleasantonTaxpayer, on Jun 1, 2015 at 8:50 am | 26 comments | 21867 Views
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Congratulations to the class of 2015More than 1,100 students are graduating from Pleasanton's high schools this week. Horizon and Village high schools held their...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2015Last comment by Citizen, on Jun 12, 2015 at 11:47 am | 1 comment | 20818 Views
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Plesanton's Centerpointe preschool, former employee sued by parents of bound childThe parents of a 2-year-old who was bound with tape while in the care of Centerpointe Christian Preschool in Pleasanton have...
Original post made on Apr. 8, 2013Last comment by anon, on Apr 8, 2013 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 20755 Views
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Troubled schoolsThe turnover of principals in the past few years and a series of nasty allegations by and against teachers and administrators...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2014Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Aug 23, 2014 at 1:37 pm | 52 comments | 20560 Views
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Class of 2013 graduates at Foothill, Amador Valley high schools as principals also say goodbyeFoothill and Amador Valley high schools held commencement exercises Friday night with thousands of parents, other relatives...
Original post made on Jun. 15, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on Jul 6, 2013 at 4:17 pm | 11 comments | 20272 Views
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The Secret PUSD Lawsuits: Zangle v. Pleasanton Unified School DistrictI am wondering why lawsuits are filed against Pleasanton Unified School District that never seem to appear on the PUSD agendas....
Original post made by Yet Another Lawsuit on Feb. 27, 2012Last comment by A concerned parent, on Jul 11, 2012 at 6:35 pm | 44 comments | 20220 Views
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School district loses ruling in Vranesh caseAn attempt by the Pleasanton Unified School District to deny former Walnut Grove principal Jon Vranesh a hearing into its...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2015Last comment by Get the Facts, on May 8, 2015 at 6:03 pm | 47 comments | 19820 Views
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Social media video shows altercation involving Pleasanton Middle School students outside city libraryA video posted to social media of a youth, later identified as a Pleasanton Middle School student, punching and stomping...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2023Last comment by keeknlinda, on Jan 27, 2023 at 1:50 pm | 7 comments | 19714 Views
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Sandia honors 22 local area high school girls for outstanding achievement in math, scienceSandia National Laboratories honored 22 local high school girls for academic accomplishments at its recent annual Math and...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on Jun 26, 2013 at 8:40 am | 4 comments | 19637 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board rescinds modified lite calendarThe Pleasanton school board unanimously voted Tuesday night to revert back to the traditional calendar starting the 2015-16...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2015Last comment by PUSDParent, on Mar 2, 2015 at 10:20 pm | 102 comments | 19270 Views
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Residents voice concerns to school board about proposed math program changesA group of parents and students packed Tuesday’s school board meeting to express concerns about potential changes to the...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Feb 9, 2018 at 2:32 pm | 100 comments | 19261 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Controversy continues over Obama's 10 a.m. video talk to students todayControversy over President Obama's scheduled 10 a.m. address this morning to the nation's school children continued over...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2009Last comment by Patriot Liberal, on Sep 19, 2009 at 3:40 pm | 177 comments | 18747 Views
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Bowser to announce bid for county officePleasanton School Board President Jeff Bowser will announce his candidacy for the office of Alameda County Superintendent...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2013Last comment by Bowser is Bad, on Nov 15, 2013 at 6:50 pm | 3 comments | 18425 Views
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Pleasanton school board fires Supt. Rick RubinoThe Pleasanton school board tonight voted unanimously to remove Rick Rubino from the position of superintendent, effective...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2017Last comment by DirkDiggler, on Jan 10, 2017 at 5:25 am | 47 comments | 18389 Views
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It's Graduation Day for Pleasanton's Class of 2014Foothill and Amador Valley high schools will hold graduation ceremonies today for the Classes of 2014. Read the full story...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2014Last comment by Cholo, on Jun 13, 2014 at 11:32 am | 3 comments | 18168 Views
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School board delays cuts, for nowWhile no reductions were made at Tuesday night's school board meeting, the deadline to make cuts and put a parcel tax on...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2009Last comment by Parent, on Feb 28, 2009 at 10:09 am | 189 comments | 18136 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill or Amador?Not sure if this topic has been discussed already but would love to get other parents' thoughts about our high schools' pluses/minuses....
Original post made by ptownmama on Dec. 27, 2010Last comment by Get the Facts, on Jun 17, 2016 at 12:23 pm | 37 comments | 17904 Views
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Village High student commits suicideA 16-year-old student at Village High School committed suicide Wednesday evening, according to the school district. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2007Last comment by julee, on Jan 3, 2011 at 4:39 am | 75 comments | 17868 Views
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Pleasanton school board to look at restoring programs, new savings from union, management concessionsAt tonight's Pleasanton school board meeting, members will be looking at possible programs to restore, made possible by concessions...
Original post made on May. 21, 2012Last comment by i've had enough , on May 27, 2012 at 2:57 pm | 71 comments | 17472 Views
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Congratulations class of 2019The crop of students graduating this year from Pleasanton Unified School District high schools will mark a major milestone...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2019Last comment by Raja A, on Jun 2, 2019 at 10:21 am | 1 comment | 17138 Views
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